Shoe-shining cabinet



'Mar. 27, 1923.

G. G. GROVES SHOE SHINI'NG CABINET 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Feb.25, 1922 INVENTUR- %W Qd- ATTUENEY Mar. 27, 1923.

G. G. GROVES SHOE SHINING CABINET Filed Feb. 25, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUY G. GROVES, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO HOLLY SAYRE, 0F \VI-IEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

SHOE-SHINING CABINET.

Application filed February 25, 1922. Serial No. 539,189.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GUY G. Gnovns, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Wheeling, county of Ohio, and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Shining Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a box or casing for shoe-cleaning and shoe-shining aocessories, and it has for its its primary object to provide a box-like container for the various accessories required in cleaning and polishing shoes, the same being equipped with a foot-form adapted for supporting a shoe during the cleaning and polishing operation and having a foldable support for said foot-form.

A further object is to provide a box of the character mentioned embodying complemental cover sections, one of said sections being hinged and movable to and from an elevated position and being provided with means whereon, when the elevated position is assumed, a shoe may be supported while being polished, and the other section being sta tionary and constituting a seat upon which the user may sit while performing the polishing operation.

A still further object is to provide in association with the stationary cover-section a foot-rest which is adapted to be disposed in seated relation to said section and to serve as a rest for a shoe when it is desired to polish the same while on the users foot, and which, when not in use, is adapted to be swung to a position in which it closely fits within an end of the box.

A further object within the contemplation of the invention is to provide a box of the character mentioned which, when closed, constitutes an article of household furniture that may be employed as a low stand or seat and which presents a more or less pleasing appearance.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement of partsand combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the in vention, showing the hinged cover section upraised and the foot for'm in place;

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is an edge view of the hinged cover section with the foot-form support occupying folded position;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the box with the hinged cover section removed therefrom;

Figure 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the positions of the parts when the box is closed, and- Figure 6 is a rear end elevation of the same.

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates the bottom, 2 and 3 the opposite sides, and 1 and 5 the front and rear end walls, respectively, of a rectangular box or casing, said end walls being herein shown as extended downward below said box to form supporting legs 1 and 5.

Mounted upon hinges 6 set in recesses 7 provided in the upper edge of the end wall 5 is a cover section, 8 designed, in its lowered position, to rest horizontally upon the top of the box, and inits elevated position, to stand vertically with a prolonged or extended rear end portion thereof resting against the outer face of said end wall. A brace consisting of links 9 and 10, pivotally connected end to end, is interposed between said cover section 8 and the box and is designed to securely and firmly hold said section in upstanding position. The link 9 has its free end pivotally mounted at a suitable point on the inner face of the side wall 2, and the link 10 has its outer end connected in like manner to a suitable bracket 11 carried by said cover section. As is obvious, said links are foldable in j ack-knife fashion to permit lowering of said cover section when such is desired. A laterally directed lip 12 formed upon one of said links is designed to overlie an adjacent portion of the upper edge of the other link for preventingreverse folding movement of the brace.

The hinged cover section 8 is complemental to a cover section 13 which is stationarily mounted upon the opposite end portion of the box, said section 13 being of relatively less length than said section 8 and being designed to form a close joint therewith when the latter is lowered. Said stationary cover section may constitute a seat upon which a person may conveniently rest while 1 stationarily supported in an outstanding horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2. Said brace 17 has its lower end bent to form a foot 18 adapted to be inserted vertically in a keeper-like seat 19 mounted in an appropriate position on said hinged cover section. The upper end of said brace 17 is vertically disposed and is provided with a short verti cal slot 20 adapted for the reception of a headed stud or rivet 21 carried by a flat steel hanger 22 which carries a foot-form 23 adapted for supporting a shoe thereon.

WVhen not in use, the foot-form hanger 22 is detached from its support by elevating the same to withdraw the stud or rivet 21 from the slot 20. The supporting device may then be folded into a compact form against the inner face of the hinged cover byfirst detaching the foot 18 of the brace 17 from the seat 19, and then swinging the rod 14 downward against said cover and, at the same time, swinging said brace 17 to a reversed position in which it, too, lies closely against said cover, as is shown in full lines in Fig. 3. By providing the supporting device with tight-fitting, binding joints, the parts thereof will retain their folded positions without the use of any special retaining means. However, any well-known form of device for retaining said parts folded position may manifestly be provided. when desired.

A foot-rest 2 1 is movably mounted at the opposite, or front, end of the box, the same being designed, when in use, to rest upon the top of the'stationary cover section 13, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and, when not in use, to be shifted to a position within the interior of the box against or adjacent to the front end wall 4, as shown in Fig. 5. Said foot-rest consists of a block 24 shaped to conformably fit the sole of a shoe and a relatively wider block 24 upon which said block 24 is rigidly carried. Pivoted to each of the lateral edges of said block 24* is one end of a foldable arm consisting of pivoted links 25 and 26. The opposite end of said folding arm is pivotally mounted upon the inner face of the adjacent side wall of the box at a suitable point. In the elevated seating position of the foot rest the links 26 stand vertically adjacent to the inner end of the cover section 13 and the links 25 lie horizontally in closely overlying relation to the adjacent end portion of the block 24 In such position said foot-rest is located in a position or at "an elevation affording a convenient support for the foot of the user during the operation of cleaning or polishing a shoe. From said position the foot rest is readilymovable to the enclosed seated position shown in Fig. 5, the flexible arm composed of the links 25 and 26 being foldable in an obvious manner to permit such movement.

The box obviously constitutes a case in which brushes, boxes and like accessories may be housed when not in use. Suitable shelves, as 27 and 28, may be provided within the rear end of the box if desired.

What is claimed is v 1. A shoe shining cabinet comprising a rectangular casing, a cover sectionhinged upon one end of said casing, means for bracing said cover section in'vertical position, a supporting bracket carried on the inner face of said cover section, and a foot form mounted upon said bracket.

2. A shoe shining cabinet comprising a rectangular casing, a cover section hinged upon an end of said casing and movable to and from upright position, an end portion of said cover section being adaptedto seat against the outer face of said'end of the casing for limiting the extent of elevating movement of said cover section, a folding brace whereby said cover section is rigidly supported in it's upright position, a foldable bracket mounted on the inner face of said cover section, and a foot-form detachably mounted on said bracket.

3. A shoe shining cabinet comprising a rectangular casing, a cover section hinged upon an end of said casing and movable to and from unright position, an end portion of said cover section being adapted 'to seat against the outer face of said endofthe casing for limiting the extent of elevating move-- ment of said cover section, a folding brace whereby said cover section is rigidly supported in its upright position, a foldable bracket mounted on the inner face of said cover section, said bracket including a pivoted member having divergently inclined legs, and an inclined brace having pivotal connection with said member andhaving an end detachably mounted on said cover section, and a foot-form detachably mounted on said bracket.

4:. A shoe shining cabinet comprising a box-like casing, two complemental cover! sections for said casing, one of said sections being hinged upon an end of said casing and movable to and from an upright position, a folding brace for holding said hinged section upright, a shoe supporting bracket foldably mounted on the inner face of said hinged section, and the other of said cover sections being stationarily mounted and forming a seat for the user during the operation of polishing a shoe borne by said supporting bracket.

5. A shoe shining cabinet comprising a box-like casing two complemental cover sections for said casing, one of said sections being hinged upon an end of said casing and being movable to and from an upright position, means for holding said hinged section upright, a shoe support carried by the inner face of said hinged section, and the other of said cover sections being stationarily 15 mounted in closing relation to the opposite end portion of said casing and forming a seat for the user While polishing a shoe borne by said supporting device.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature 20 in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GUY Gr. GROVES.

Witnesses:

M. T. MANION, H. E. DUNLAP. 

